March 1, 2007, 11:15 AM | #26 | |
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Seems I have touched a nerve out there, and maybe I was a little rough.
Especially on the bird hunters, If birds are raised in the right environment and turned lose they have the option to fly away, they are free. If raised in large pens and not to accustomed to man then turned lose I would call that hunting. Go take a look at one of the web sites I posted. Search a few pages and you'll find a picture of a guy feeding several bull elk by hand one elks head is in the feed bucket. Now tell me shooting that animal is hunting. That is no more hunting that shooting the farmers cow, same thing this guy is a elk farmer or rancher take your pick. Go shoot it just don't then tell me you hunted it. Quote:
Elk are such majestic animals IMHO that to shoot them in a pen, where less than a mile away I have seen wild elk, just doesn't set well with me, and should be outlawed in areas where they live wild. |
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March 1, 2007, 12:08 PM | #27 | ||
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No nerve touched here. The only preserves I hunt are the bird preserves and here in PA all pheasants are pen raised and stocked. I just hate to see people trying to take away the freedoms other people enjoy. Some people make a living by selling "hunts" on their property. They consider it hunting, you may not (in some instances I don't consider it hunting), but these people are doing nothing illegal. What the are doing should not be made illegal.
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March 1, 2007, 03:02 PM | #29 |
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dustoff, maybe the back-and-forth might have to do with how the word "hunt" is used?
For me, any hunt area oughta be big enough, and with enough cover, that finding an animal requires some effort. Further, the animal should be able to get to cover if alarmed. To me, that's where "fair chase" comes in to the deal. Omitting hunting from a fixed stand, I've seen some areas where hundreds of acres are needed for my viewpoint. But, I've hunted in some thick "jungle" where a few acres are enough that Bambi can sit back and laugh. I"m all in favor of the whole guided hunt thing; many people don't have the time and expertise for solo efforts. But when I see an ad for "guaranteed success", that takes the whole "hunting" thing out of the deal. Call me a romantic, maybe. To me, the hunt-package is a lot more important than the kill. BSing around a campfire, camp cooking, being with like-minded friends. Without the cameraderie, it's not all that much fun. I dunno. Everybody's got their own deal going, I guess... Art |
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Art I don't disagree with what you say. I would not hunt if I was guaranteed a kill every time. I don't take part in these canned hunts, I simply feel that we should let the people who choose to hunt/kill in this manner continue to do so. The animals are raised by the ranch to be killed by its clients. This is no different than the farmer who raises a cow with the intent of killing it for the meat. Personally I hunt with family and friends and I value that much more than I do the kill. I have had many days hunting where I know we where being much to loud to even see an animal but sometimes those are the best days.
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March 10, 2007, 05:39 PM | #31 |
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how easilly Boogyman has baited people into a controversial topic. if you were fish , he would have you cleaned by now. I'm sure he got a good chuckle out of it
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March 10, 2007, 08:23 PM | #32 | ||
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While I have no interest in responding to Boogyman, there are a couple of points I would like to address.
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I would not want to participate in a canned hunt, but I also don't want them outlawed. If someone chooses to hunt a penned elk, then IMHO that is their perogitive and it is not my job to outlaw that. If I can educate them, well that is something else. I personally don't think that hunting with inline muzzle loaders, modern optics and having the capability of 200+ yard shots really is following the original intent of muzzle load hunting. I do not, however, want to outlaw the use of inlines. Hunters and shooters should support one another, educate each other. Not try to outlaw activities we don't like, don't understand, or don't like. Mr. Zumbo's blog is an excellent example of the problems I am talking about.
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March 11, 2007, 08:24 AM | #33 |
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To repeat: A "canned hunt" is ONLY that hunt where the animal has no chance of evading/avoiding the hunter.
Hunting from a stand near bait or using a guide is not a canned hunt. This is a legal definition, remember. Let's not get sloppy with word usage. Art |
March 16, 2007, 10:11 PM | #34 |
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shooting preserve
Hi Forum , New guy. I have spent the last 30 years or so living on the property line of a good sized shooting preserve, here on eastern long island. This owner raises ringnecks,mallards, chukars. Some of the shoots are pretty challenging. That said, please put the emphasis on the word shoot, as in pheasant shoot, duck shoot. They dont push the hunt word to much.Makes it all seem OK. More fun and better tasting than skeet.
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